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September 20, 2023

Swiss Parliament outlaws the niqab

The Swiss Parliament passed legislation on Wednesday making it illegal to cover one’s face, including wearing a niqab – a Muslim woman’s face veil – with a fine of 1,000 Swiss...

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September 20, 2023

The Menart Fair in Paris signals that art from the Middle East-North Africa is leading the market

The successful Menart Fair that just concluded in Parise is showing how artists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are leading the conversation, while also opening up...
September 20, 2023

Israel to allow female recruits into Elite Commando Unit for the first time

The Israel Defence Forces announced yesterday their initiation of a programme to enlist female recruits into the military’s top-tier unit, known as Sayeret Matkal, along with two other units...

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September 20, 2023

Qatar Emir addresses regional issues in UN speech, slams international inaction in Palestine

The Emir of Qatar has said that it is “unacceptable for the Palestinian people to remain prisoners of the arbitrariness of the Israeli settler occupation, and the rejection of...

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September 20, 2023

Unemployed graduates in Gaza call for job opportunities

Scores of unemployed university graduates yesterday organised a protest in front of UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)’s headquarters in Gaza, calling for job opportunities to be provided for...

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September 20, 2023

India: Hindu extremist mob pelt mosque with stones and attack Muslim shops

WATCH: Far-right Hindus destroy Muslim shrine...

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September 20, 2023

Rights groups slam France for arresting journalist reporting on Egypt intel op

France has come under fire from rights groups for undermining press freedom following the arrest of an investigative journalist who reported on Egypt’s use of intelligence supplied by France,...

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September 20, 2023

Jerusalem hospital targeted by cyberattack

The Israeli ministry of health announced on Tuesday that Kfar Shaul Mental Health Centre in Jerusalem had been targeted by a cyberattack, local media have reported. According to Kan...

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September 20, 2023

Israel envoy escorted out of UN for protesting Iran president’s speech

The Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, was escorted out of the General Assembly Hall this week in protest at the speech of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi....

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September 20, 2023

Algeria calls for a extraordinary UN session to vote on Palestine’s membership

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune yesterday called for a special session of the UN Assembly to vote on granting Palestine full membership to the organisation. In a speech, Tebboune told...

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